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MEETING: THE GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
IA-E: JANUARY 19, 1987
REPORT #: WD-3-87 FILE #:
SUB,JECT: RESIDENTIAL REFUSE TRANSFER STATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended:
1 . That Report WD-3-87 be received and,
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2. That the Region of Durham be advised that the eleven (11 ) acre
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Town-owned site in Lot 33, Concession 6, former Township of Clarke, is
considered an acceptable location for the construction and operation
of a transfer station; and, that a long term lease, at a nominal fee
would be acceptable to the Council of the Town of Newcastle.
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REPORT:
At the General Purpose and Administration Committee meeting of December 15,
1986, Jack McCorkell , Director of Operations, Works Department, Region of
Durham, was present to discuss the available options with respect to a
future landfill site and a site for a transfer station.
The type of transfer station under consideration is similar to the Ritson
Road site in Oshawa (and approximately half the size) where area residents
can dispose of their refuse during certain prescribed times during the week
and on Saturday morning. The transfer station would be constructed and
operated by the Region of Durham. The site will have an attendant on duty
during operating hours. Residents would throw their refuse into disposal
bins and when full , these bins will be transferred by truck to the Brock
West Landfill Site.
The cost of construction and operation of the transfer station, including
the truck transfer of the full bins to the Brock West Landfill Site and of
the attendant, will be the responsibility of the Region of Durham. The Town
of Newcastle will be charged the current tipping fee for every tonne of
waste transferred to Brock West from this transfer station. It is
recommended that the costs associated with the transfer station be charged
to the general levy as all residents of the Town will have equal opportunity
to use the transfer station.
As Mr. McCorkell explained at the General Purpose and Committee Meeting on
December 15, 1986, a meeting did take placed with the C.A.O. and the
Director of Public Works of the Town of Newcastle to discuss possible sites
in the Town for a transfer station. To date, serious consideration had been
given only to Regional or Municipally owned properties as potential sites.
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The existing Darlington Landfill Site was considered and was discarded
because of its location adjacent to a conservation area, its distance from
the major population base of the Town, and its proximity to the Cartwright
Transfer Station to the north. Political support at -the Region for a
$100,000.00 capital investment in a transfer station just a few miles away
from an existing site was thought to be unlikely.
The three Town Depots and the Region' s Works Depot were considered but space
constraints ruled them out.
The preferred site, which Mr. McCorkell asked the Committee to endorse, was
an eleven (11 ) acre Town-owned property located just north of Bennett
Paving' s Pit on the north side of Taunton Road in Lot 33, Concession 6,
Clarke. The access onto Taunton Road is located across the road from the
Ministry of Natural Resources' forest area.
Some of the positive aspects of this site are as follows:
- it is Town-owned;
- it is very centrally located within the municipality, yet it is not
adjacent to any built up area;
- it is back off the road and hidden from view;
- it is of sufficient size;
- it is located on Regional Road 4, therefore, containing any traffic
impact to a Regional Road;
- it will be very easy to direct residents to the site once it is signed
since it is on the very well known Taunton Road.
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The one major negative aspect of the site is the fact that access to Taunton
Road is just over the brow of a hill and is somewhat of a dangerous area.
Proper signing will help to improve the safety of the entrance.
The last site considered was the Town-owned gravel pit on Morgan's Road just
south of Concession Road 3, Clarke. The geographic location of this site
was not considered to be as appropriate as that of the preferred location on
Taunton Road.
In order to justify a $100,000.00 capital investment for a transfer station,
the Region requires a long term committment with respect to any proposed
leasing arrangements and is looking for a lease with a nominal monetary
consideration.
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee,
Gordon J. ugh, P. Eng. , t Lawrence E. Kotseff,
Director of Public Works. Chief Administrative Officer .
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